Indybay Coverage of the Justice for Oscar Grant Movement: www.indybay.org/oscargrant

In the early hours of January 1, 2009, Oscar Grant III was murdered by BART police officer Johannes Mehserle, shot in the back as he lay face-down on the Fruitvale BART platform with BART officer Tony Pirone's knee in his shoulder. Mehserle resigned before speaking to police investigators and was charged with murder on January 13, 2009. BART hired outside organizations to conduct investigations of events surrounding the shooting and their police force overall, but in 2009 BART took next to no action to reprimand any of its officers or supervisors for their actions that night nor General Manager Dorothy Dugger for their handling of the situation after the murder (Chief Gee was allowed to retire at the end of the year with full benefits). Marysol Domenici was the first person fired by BART related to the incident; she was let go on March 24, 2010. One month later, on April 22nd, 2020, BART police officer Tony Pirone was fired. Each had been paid over $100,000 by BART since the murder. Mehserle's trial was held in the month of June 2010. On July 8, 2010, Mehserle was convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter, with a gun enhancement, the least of the charges with which the jury could have convicted him. Mehserle was sentenced to two years and was released on June 13, 2011 after having served only eleven months. Marysol Domenici has been rehired by BART. Activists pushed for the U.S. Justice Department to file civil rights charges against Mehserle, Tony Pirone, and other BART officers and supervisors involved in the shooting and ensuing cover-up, but the Justice Department never took any action towards holding BART accountable.

Fred Collins was killed by BART and Oakland police on July 17, 2010, near the Fruitvale station. On July 3, 2011, BART police killed Charles Hill inside of the Civic Center station. BART police officer Joseph Mateu shot Sahleem Tindle three times in the back outside of the West Oakland BART station on January 3, 2018. Activists protested these killings in BART stations and in the board room. The fight for justice for Oscar Grant and other victims of BART police violence continues.

Since early January 2009, thousands of related posts have been published to Indybay — video, audio, photos, and reports such as first hand accounts of protests, court hearings, and more. In order to consolidate the history and developments in the movement for justice for Oscar Grant, this feature was created. It centralizes the multitude of related stories and has its own unique web address: www.indybay.org/oscargrant.

Sun May 24 2009 (Updated 07/17/09)Murder Charge Sticks for Johannes Mehserle
Preliminary Hearing Concludes for BART Police Officer in the Murder of Oscar Grant III
[Includes notes from inside the court room all seven hearing days and court transcripts from the final three days.]

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